Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church:
Postal Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8210 8275 or 1800 139 020
Email: receptionprofstandards@adelaide.catholic.org.au
Website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-people/professional-standards/records-service
These records are held by Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church (c. 1997 - current).
The Archival Series titled ‘Reformatory, St John’s via Kapunda, 1897 – 1909, is a manila folder containing miscellaneous correspondence relating to closure of the Catholic Girls Reformatory, and the removal of children to other institutions. No names of children are mentioned in these records.
Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service for an application form and information regarding procedures and conditions with regard to accessing information from records held or managed by this office.
Information is open to former residents or family members who can prove their relationship to the resident.
The Professional Standards Office does not charge any fees to former residents of Catholic Homes seeking their records.